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Myrmecophily

Myrmecophily logo #21000 Myrmecophily (i; literally `ant-love`) is the term applied to positive interspecies associations between ants and a variety of other organisms such as plants, arthropods, and fungi. Myrmecophily refers to mutualistic associations with ants, though in its more general use the term may also refer to commensal or even parasitic interactions. The te.....
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myrmecophily

myrmecophily logo #21009myrmecophil, myrmecophile, myrmecophily 1. Thriving in association with ants; used of organisms that spend part of their life cycle in ant or termite nests. 2. Pollinated by ants or termites. 3. Comprising both pollination and myrmecophytism and all the techniques plants use to attract and reward ants.
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